Instability in Caregivers’ Perception of Dementia as a Terminal Disease

Family caregivers' perception that dementia is a terminal disease influence end-of-life (EoL) care of persons with severe dementia (PwSDs). Yet, this perception and the extent to which it changes over time is underexplored. We assessed PwSD caregivers’ perception of dementia as a terminal disease and changes in this perception over time.